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Catching a Comet Death on Camera
On July 6, 2011, a comet was caught doing something never seen before: die a scorching death as it flew too close to the sun. The chance to watch it first-hand amazed even the most seasoned comet watchers.
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SDO Helps Measure Magnetic Fields on the Sun's Surface
A subset of data that helps map out the sun's magnetic fields was recently released from the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO)
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Spacecraft Cleanroom Goes Green
MMS mission requirements lead to construction of a new 'Green' cleanroom, where the four identical spacecraft will be assembled and integrated.
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SOHO "Pick of the Week" Hits Impressive Milestone
In late November, the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory's (SOHO) online 'Pick of the Week' reached an impressive milestone: its 500th edition.
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ISS Captures Unprecedented View of Comet
International Space Station Commander Dan Burbank captured spectacular imagery of Comet Lovejoy on Dec. 21.
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Comet Lovejoy Plunges into the Sun and Survives
An armada of spacecraft witnessed something that many experts thought impossible. Comet Lovejoy flew through the hot atmosphere of the sun and emerged intact.
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Comet Lovejoy -- Many Views
Another view of Comet Lovejoy's solar approach taken by Hinode.
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Curiosity and the Solar Storm
Curiosity, launched on Nov. 26 on the Mars Science Laboratory, has begun monitoring space radiation during its 8-month trip from Earth to Mars using an instrument called the Radiation Assessment Detector (RAD) that monitors high-energy atomic and subatomic particles.
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RBSP Ready for Space Environment Tests
NASA's Radiation Belt Storm Probes (RBSP) will soon enter a challenging series of tests to certify they are ready for their August 2012 launch and two-year mission in Earth's orbit.
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Ten Successful Years of Mapping the Middle Atmosphere
TIMED has collected data over almost an entire solar cycle, which lasts about 11 years, creating a new picture of Earth's environment as well as how it responds to changes in the sun.